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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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